Bridget M. Beauchamp
 
1485 and the country is in turmoil.  King Richard III is dead, his courage on the battlefield at Redemore Plain betrayed by treachery, his faithful knights either slain or on the run.  Many of the household at Middleham Castle are preparing to leave, Eleanor amongst them.  However, allegiant Yorkists unable to accept the Tudor usurper are secretly plotting revenge.
 
Seeking work with her late husband's relatives at Nappa Hall, Eleanor is sent to attend a fugitive knight who has arrived at the Wensleydale manor house.  She immediately recognises him as the late king's most loyal friend.  The stage is set for a last Yorkist revival but will it succeed?
 
As a sequel to ‘Maid of Middleham’ this tale of loyalty, love, desire, deception, and death, continues Eleanor's life while Francis Lovell fights to avenge his king at the battle of Stoke and two so called ‘Pretenders’ emerge to bid for the restoration of the Yorkist crown.
 
Cleave to the Crown: A sequel to Maid of Middleham. ISBN: 978-1-3999-7424-0228. Perfect bound with 228 pages and B&W illustrations.